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NOTE: Most School of Education faculty have moved to the University Lake Building (ULB): UAA campus map

School of Education Offices

Director's Office

Name	Title	UA Email Address	Phone	Office
Claudia Dybdahl, Ph.D.	Interim Director Professor Emerita	csdybdahl@alaska.edu	907-786-6407	ULB 106H
Hsing-Wen Hu, Ed.D.	Professor, Associate Director	hhu2@alaska.edu	907-786-1668	ULB 108C
Donna Gail Shaw, Ph.D.	CAEP Coordinator Professor Emerita	dgshaw2@alaska.edu	907-786-4413	ULB 106G
Brenda Henderson	Administrative Assistant	bshenderson@alaska.edu	907-786-4402	ULB 106

Faculty

Name	Title	UA Email Address	Phone	Office
Ginger Blackmon, Ed.D.	Assistant Professor Educational Leadership	glblackmon@alaska.edu	907-786-1645	ULB 106C
Cathy Coulter, Ph.D.	Professor Language Education	cacoulter@alaska.edu	907-786-4457	ULB 106E
Robin Dahlman	Assistant Professor Education Kenai River Campus KPC	rrdahlman@alaska.edu	907-262-0357	Ward 211
Kitty Deal, Ph.D.	Associate Professor Education Kodiak College KOC	kldeal@alaska.edu	907-486-1223	KCC123B
Wei-Ying Hsiao, Ed.D.	Professor Early Childhood Education	whsiao@alaska.edu	907-786-4435	ULB 104B
Tim Jester, Ed.D	Professor MEd Teaching & Learning	tejester@alaska.edu	907-786-1666	ULB 106F
Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields, Ph.D.	Term Assistant Professor	ajohnshields@alaska.edu	907-786-4419	ULB 106D
Tara Maltby	Term Assistant Professor Special Education	tmaltby@alaska.edu	907-786-4867	ULB 106B
Ed McLain, Ed.D.	Associate Professor MEd Teaching & Learning Educational Leadership	emclain@alaska.edu	907-952-8940	ULB 106K
Hilary Seitz, Ph.D.	Professor Early Childhood Education	hjseitz@alaska.edu	907-786-4872	ULB 104A

Professional and Continuing Education

Name	Title	UA Email Address	Phone	Office
Katie Brennan	Enrollment Specialist	kabrennan@alaska.edu	907-786-1934	PSB 221A
Jennifer Greene	Enrollment and Operational Services Coordinator	jmgreene@alaska.edu	907-786-1932	PSB 221C
Jennifer Harty	Coordinator of Professional Programs	jcharty@alaska.edu	907-786-1881	PSB 221B
Louise Kempker	Professional Programs Assistant	lekempker@alaska.edu	907-786-1933	PSB 221D

School of Education Emerita Faculty

Appointment as professor emeritus or emerita is an honor conferred by the Chancellor, on just a small portion of retiring professors who have demonstrated excellence, following consideration of recommendations by the faculty, upon an outstanding retiree of the university.

Kate O’Dell, Professor Emerita, Secondary Education, kdodell@alaska.edu

Donna Gail Shaw, Professor Emerita, Elementary Education, dgshaw2@alaska.edu

Claudia Dybdahl, Professor Emerita, Elementary Education, csdybdahl@gmail.com

Gretchen T. Bersch, Professor Emerita, Adult and Developmental Education, gtb@alaska.net

School of Education
University of Alaska Anchorage

3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
University Lake Building

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